Rare Finds From the Radio Age Embellish the Legend of a Master of the Blues, Louis Jordan

Jordan was a huge star in his day and the subject of a major Broadway show decades after his death, as well as tributes from musicians in many genres.

Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons
Portrait of Louis Jordan with chorus girls by William P. Gottlieb, circa July 1946. Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons

Louis Jordan and the Tympany Five
‘World Broadcasting Recordings 1944-’45’
Circle Records

Too often, the word “link,” almost by divine right, is preceded by the word “missing.” Then there’s Louis Jordan, who is a definite link between many different kinds of music.

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